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By the Numbers

Retail Establishments
9,774
Direct Retail Labor Income ($million)
$4,008
Direct Retail Employment
101,832
Total Labor Income Impact ($million)
$8,824
Total Retail Employment Impact
161,369
Direct Retail GDP ($million)
$6,401
Total Impact GDP ($million)
$14,209

Direct Employment by Major Industry in California 2009

Industry Descriptionsort descending Employment (Jobs) GDP ($Million)
Administrative and waste services
42,382 $2,474
196 $6
Construction
19,281 $1,706
Educational services
18,689 $908
Finance and insurance
102,300 $11,776
Health care and social assistance
42,262 $3,029
Information
25,505 $5,324
Management of companies and enterprises
17,147 $3,050
Manufacturing
11,631 $1,458
Mining
762 $188
Other services, except public administration
70,314 $2,786
Professional, scientific, and technical services
159,366 $17,658
Real estate and rental and leasing
34,845 $14,653
Retail trade (including food services and drinking places)
101,832 $6,401
Transportation and warehousing
14,486 $1,087
Utilities
265 $802
Wholesale trade
14,310 $2,343
Retail Means Jobs across California
18%
Retail’s total impact on California's GDP
1 in 4
California jobs are supported by retail
Retail supports
4,783,627
jobs in California
Retail directly & indirectly generates
17%
of labor income in California
* Source: PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP,
The Economic Impact of the U.S. Retail Industry,
August 2011. All data pertain to 2009.

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